Bayern will be favorites for their battle with Flamengo given the quality and depth of their roster but the Brazilians deserve enormous respect. They played some excellent football during the group stage and have plenty of attacking threats themselves, with Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Luiz Araújo and Gonzalo Plata likely to cause Kompany’s men issues.

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The Brazilian sides have risen to the challenge of taking on Europe's elite at the Club World Cup and the Scarlet and Black have carried on the form that has driven them to the top of their country's Serie A by replicating coach Filipe Luis's preference for fast-paced football.